The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 30, 1926, Page 1

if t : 3 { | { { | WEATHER FORECAST © Snow probably tonight and Sun- day. Much colder with cold wave, ESTABLISHED 1873 NESTOS TO BE CANDIDATE FOR | - SENATORSHIP Ye y4 “ft Am Not a Candidate For Governor,” Former Execu- tive Announces FORMALLY ENTERS RACE Conventions Should Name Men Opposed. to Radical- ism, Minot Man Says N. D., Jan, 30.—)—De- that the two state conven- Devils Lake should endorse 8 for both state and feder- al positions who are unalterably op- posed to radicalism, former Gover- nor R. A. Nestos, Republican, today issued a statement, formally enter- ing the race for the United States Senatorship. “I am not a candidate for gover- nor,” said Mr. Nestos, “and can con- ceive of no circumstances that could induce me to serve in that capacity, 1 am vitally interested, however, that there should be elected for governor and all other state offices, men who are \uncompromising opponents of radicalism, who favor a curtailment rather than an extension of state activity in business, and who will work iheessantly and intelligentiy to reduce public expenditures and ap- propriations, I believe that the con- ventions called have here a grave duty and great opportunity to serve the state and country.” State Is At Cross Roads “North ta is again at the cross roads. If the radical forces gan control of both branches of the legislature we may expect, not only the wild cat bank bills, known as the Ingerson bills, to be enacted—they were defeated by the Independents in the last legislature—but that the state will be plunged still further into private business. ! “These two conventions should en- dorse candidates for state and fed. eral off:es whose stand upon the fundamental issue—to keep the state out of further private business, and to take it out of some of the busi- ness, from which it is now suffer; ing losses, as soon as pos Minot, unni able; and in whose e- rity and courage the people will have confidence.” ' Strong State Ticket Needed “We must have a strong. state ticket and take a definite stand on vital issues and the men endorsed for senator and congressmen should be required to stand four square with the state candidates against spirit of radicalism, which we +) in the recall election, but is now again largely in con- our state and threatening further encroachments, One ticket would add strength to the other and both become invincible, if all can- didates worked together and devoted the greater share of their speeches to a keen analysis of the state sit- uation. “The wish to become a United States senator is an ambition which a man may properly, have and frank- ly admit. I should like to be. Unit- ed States senator and I believe that my training, associations, undet- standing of national and riorthern problems, and my inherent sympathy are such that I should be able to represent my state fittingly and with at least ordinary efficiency. I am a Republican, and friend and _ sup- porter of President Coolidge. -If the delegates to the Republican conven- tion. decide that I should enter the race I shall conduct a campaign for the election of the entire ticket. Will Not Campaign For Delegates “I am not going to make a nerson- al campaign for delegates. I hi neither the means nor the inclina- tion. Delegates * convention with the sole thought of ports 7 the stat ¥ endorsed. a serving the best interest of the state and country, That is their duty in view of the cutest i sityation, inject my person: doing might endang tion, Important as it is to United States senator y radicalism without first curbing it at home. We should not_now be so misrepresent- ed in the United States senate had oliti- that have pursued in the past six years, and contend with all my power against radicalism and for sound progres: and conservative statesmanship. Sel- fishness won't » A convention endo ent is not an election. Re- om nearly every section of ite indicate that, if endorsed, I shall be’ elected by a rns major. ity. We want a man in the state house who will. not permit a band of self-seeking politicians to plant a foot on his neck to change his mind, and we want in Washington a man who: wilt compromine neither with radicalism. nor réact uch candi- may he most el My support, end ‘in that spirit I shall make my eampnign, if Convict Keeps His. ~ Agreement to Meet AS Rerlf at Prison “Whatever may be my own cal fate, you may rest assures TI shall continue the course.1 pase ‘ Washburn, Wis. Jan. 30—UP— X promise given 4 a +ifeapen ats ra faupun si Pl of ‘hte sentence, was day. when, Monroe " Washbera Waarsa” ‘the doors of, | body we; should act in the; rinoner to an Saskatch . An elaborate whisky distillery in under the surface, was raided by Okfa. Four 1000-gallon stills were ROGERS AND HIS WIFE ARE FOUND GUILTY, i Charges of Violating Liquor Laws Are Upheld—to Be Sentenced Monday Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Rogers of Bis-} marck were both found guilty of en- gaging in the liquor t by a jury} in district cqurt here late last cven-; ing. The défendants were proprie-| tors of a rooming house here and} their sts followed a raid made} by the police. department on New! Year's eve. Sentence was deferred until Monday afternoon. The case of P. J. Engeseth vs. John! drd in distriet, court} ii . ngeseth is suing) ‘for $300 which he claims due him as! j attorney's fees. M ason admits| th some indebteduess to M but feels that the amount is 1 sive \corsideraing the servic I dered, ‘DISMEMBERED BODY OF WOMAN POUND ON FARIE | Too Badly Decomposed to Be Identified—Officers Hunt For Clews Decatur, Tenn., Jan. 30.—()—Of- ficers today hunted clews to the ide tity of a young’ woman whose dis- membered body was found here yes- terday. Wrapped in burlap, it was discovered near a barn on the furm, of John Isom. Other parts of the! nearby. Identification was impossible due to advanced decomposition. Police believe the body was brought here from some ince. The woman probably was between 21 and 30 years old. SUGAR-SACK HATS \ London—A large consignment of ordinary sugar sacks has been! it by a famous dressmaking here for the purpose of making Sackeloth on the head, if not ashes, is the mode of the moment. ILLITERATES Washington.—The bureau of edu- eation of the Interior Department! will undertake a census of illiterates this year. A number of national or- ganizations have pledged to help in the campaign to reduce ignorance: Weather Report Temperature at.7 a. m. Highest: yesterday Lowest last night . Precipitation to 7 a. Highest. wind velocity WEATHER FORECAST For Bismarck’ and vicinity: Snow probably tonight and Sunday, Much colder with cold wave; temperature Snow probably much eolder to- ortion Sunday, t and south por- tions; temperature near zero. ‘WEATRER CONDITIONS The, northern Jow pressure area has shoved southenstward:and is cen- tered over Kansas this morning. has ‘been | accompanied by rising temperature from the southern Plains States northeastward to the New England states. A high: prea- sure jare: companied by muel ‘colder her, covers Manitoba and ; ewan, but) moderate temper- ature prevails throughout the United States., Precipitation occurred from £4 northeastern pote fountain slope westward'-to the Pacific THE BIS FIND STILLS 260 FEET DOWN | Adolph Stoltz, ‘assistant,’ It}, iy an abandoned lead mine, 260 feet federal prohibition men at Picher, seized, and the raiders found the distillers had piped gas, water and electricity into the old mine and had an electric elevator to take them up and down. Wilton Man Hears Stations at Mexico City and Lima, Peru Joe Brezden of Wilton was quite succesfu! in picking up foreign sta- tions on his radio during the inter- national tests this week, according to information reaching the. Tribune. Sunday evening he heard station CZE ity, Mexico, the station coi x in with volume enough to operate loud speaker and to “be heard a throughout the room. On Wednesday evening, January 27, Mr. Brezden tuned in station OAX at Lima, Pe: He listened to the South Amer station about five minutes and then, in endeavoring to tune it in louder, lost it and was un- able to again pick ignals. This oceprred about 10:30 0'cl ‘MISSING BANK HEAD IS FOUND INTHE SOUTH E. L. Sylvester of Plainvie' Minn., Is Arrested in Mississippi Winona, Minn., Jan, 30.—(@)—R. ster, former president of the Defunct Plainview State Bank of Plainview, Minn, was arrested last night at Gulfport, Miss, according ‘to County Attorney John R. Foley of Wabasha county. of Sylvester's arrest cli- international search for the M 27 MINERS KILLED IN EXPLOSION Last of the Bodies Are Being Brought Out by Rescue Crews Today 26 ESCAPE UNINJURED| Makes Total of 35 Killed Yes- terday in Three Separate Explosions Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 30.—()—| Rescue crews today were bringing out the last of the 27 miners, 11 white and 16 negroes, who were killed in the explosion at the Mossboro Mine of the Premier Coal company, near here, late yesterday. Twenty: six of the 53 men in the mine at the time of the blast escaped uninjured. The t dy brought the total num- b ners killed in three explo- sions throughout the country dur- ing the day to 35. Five were killed at West Frankfort, Ib, in an explo- sion in the New Orient Mine, the world’s greatest coal producer, while three met death in a gas explosion in a Bear Canon Coal company mine near Trinidad, Colo, | The blast, which occurred yester- | day afternoon shortly after 4 o'clock, | was the second in the Birmingham district within the past two months, a blast at Overton Mine No. 2 hav-| ing killed 63 miners on December 11. | The explosion occurred at what miners call “shooting time.” Each day when the miners are ready to quit work several “shots” are made to loosen coal for the next day’s work, One of these shots hit a pock- | et of gas and caused the explosion. | FLIGHT OVER THE ATLANTIC IS COMMENCED Commander Raymond Franco Leaves Porto Praya Early This Morning Porto Praya, Cape Verde 1 Jan. (#)—Commander Ra: nd {Franco, the Spanish aviator, hopped ioff today in the seaplane Ne Plus Ul- tra on the third leg of his attempted jai ht from Spain to South America. destination 1,712 miles acre start was made at morning. Commander Franco hopes to make the journey in around 16 hours, fly- ing a little more than 100 miles an hour. On board the aircraft is plentiful supply of gasoline and food | for the crew during the flight. Ships to Patrol Ocean Several Spanish war vessels will patrol the ocean between Porto Praya id South America to give aid to the fliers if necessary. Two men accompanied Franco for ‘the hop across the Atlantic. Five men started the flight from Palos and | Pernambue 8 the Atlantic, T 10 © ‘clock this BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1926 FIVE MEMBERS OF FAMILY FOUND DEAD IN HOME Oe OOO OOOO OTE SENATE TAKES The World’s Sister | slip of a girl in a blue bonnet, but she fs hold- sized job. She is just a g down a mi | i { People never get so Jow that she refuses te help them—when all Others forsake the Salvation Army Girl with a bit of a tear in her eye perhaps, but with a brave little smile of encouragement, goes down to the very pit of Hell to drag folks up where the sun shines. Tambourine in hand, she may be seen any night on the streets, an angel of mercy in the world of xin, just helping poor devils and @ passes on her weary way, this old globe is better and more beautiful for her passing. She went to war too. What she did “Over There” fs glorious history, One might sum up the soldiers’ estimate of her in just @ sentence from an American “doughboy's” letter to his mother. “Dear Mother,” he wrote from the front, “when you go down town fn the evening, drop a dollar on the drum of the Salvation ; Army for me. It is the light in the mud to us ‘Over Here’.” The war is over, but the Salvation Army Girl's work !s never ne ‘til Heaven reaches out its hands for her. Each day her grows heavier, yet she is uncomplaining. Her last thought is of herself. She is thinking of you today and wonders whether you will do your best in assisting her to keep up the good work she fe dedicated to. She believes you will not desert her in her hour of need. = @ e She is “SISTES to all the WORLD.” eee BAST GIVEN RELIEF FROM COLD SPELL Temperatures Rising. Today Following a Period of Much Suffering { Please Help now! TODAY IN WASHINGTON pigennte debates features of tax pill, Agriculture appropriation meas- ure occupies house. Secretary Hoover testifies be fore house rivers and harbors committee, 'WOMEN BANK New York, Jan. 30.—@)—The worst! of the cold spell has gone into the Atlantic, bringing relief to the shiv- ering east. The thermometer was rising today after hovering around zero for hours CONVICTED cold, were blown away by breezes from the south and southwest. Frigidity, howe: extended as far south as North Carolina and Tennes- Up to 20 years in state's prison face South Dakota's two women bank rob 4 above was the lowest here. An 84-| mile gale from the northwest brought the coldest temperature with it, and these moderated as the gale lost its strength. reuit Rogers and y of holding cs rested. a the holdup and needed the money to pr forts for Mr: band, However, inve n is said to have revealed tha Rogers family was fairly well to do that Rogers is not an invalid. Although they confessed, _ the: pleaded not guilty and decided t stand trial, busing their defense on the ground that they were insane at the time they committed the grime. UP CONTESTED PARTS OF BILL Sections Repealing Miscel- laneouws Taxes Accepted Without Debate valid hus- {two were left behind after the first Plainview man following his disa, earance on February 28 ufter bid- ing his family good-bye. Four days after he disdppeared, the Plainview State Bunk, of which he 3 president, volunta state examiners started an inves gation which disclosed shortages ag. gregating about- $120,000. y closed and George F. Sylvester, cashier; jier of the bank, and Arthur 8. Kennedy, al- so an asistant caswier, were indicted and arrested. in connection with the closing of the bani The search for Sylvester continued for nearly a year. Admits Identity Sylvester admitted his identity, ac- cording to the telegram received by County Atorney Foley, which rea “Sylvester arrested—admits ident ty.” Foley and Deputy Sheriff Ed Fitz- gerald will leave Wabasha tonight to bring the fugitive to Minnesota. Mrs. E. L. Sylvester of St. Paul was expected in Winona at noon to- day to be present at a‘ hearing in federal bankruptey court. in her at- tempt to gain control of the normally exempt personal property and home- stead at Plainview. A telegram from L. Sylvester to his wife is await- ing her at a local telegraph office. SYLVESTER IS CHARGED WITH $120,000 SHORTAGE St. Paul, Jan, 20. -A shortage of approximately $120,000 is charged to E L. Sylvester, president of the defunct Plainview State bank, who was reported apprehended in Gulf- port, Miss., Friday, according to rec- ords in the office of A. J. Veigel, commissioner of banks. It is charged that Sylvester took: mortgage loan papers of depositors from safety. deposit boxes and placed them in the bank as ‘part of the ts, appropriating the proceeds fherefrom, The bank was closed March 4, 1925. Man Arrested in St, Paul Wanted by Duluth Police Duluth, Minn., Jan. 30—(P)—W. Biair, alias) H. G. Gates; elias Holm aged G4, arrested recen| fut pales on a ahatge of havi ice On @ 0! frauded Kate Dicksa 1 Florman hotel, November, city detect Duluth poliee wil at fu re er) ies Chief: Detective Donal Beach. , pweek sill jleg to make room for fuel and oil. FLIGHT BULLETINS Porto Praya, Jan. 30.—()- | wirele: porerare, from the Spanish | jeruiser Don Blas Lezo, received at 12:40 o'clock this afternoon, says Commander Franco’s seaplane wus flying in normal fashion at_ that time, headed for Pernambuco, Brazil. di tl afternoon said his seaplane was “do- ing splendidly. Pernambuco, Brazil, Jan. 30.—(?)— | The Spanish trans Atlantic fliers are in communication with the island Fernando Do Noronha, off the Braz’ ii the Spa consul is Their seaplane is function: ing normall Fishermen Refuse to Abandon Tugs Muskegon, Mich., Jan. 30—(®)— Although able to walk across the ice/ to the mainland, five fishermen last night refused to abandon their two tugs, which: have been ice bound in | | | GEORGE, NOTED WRITER ABOUT WOMEN, IS DEAD Pneumonia and Heart Failure Cause Death—Had Been Ill For Some Time London, Jan. 30..— () —W. L. George, noted writer and lecturer on died today. He was 44 years old and was born of British parents in Pai He received his education in France and Germany. Death -was and heert failure. Mr. George had been ill for some time, but had con- tinued his literary work. Only a few days ago he completed another book. Washington, Jan. dispensed with the non-controversia’ items of the tax reduction bill, senate today tackled the provisions on which contests have been brewing. Sections repealing most of the mis- cellaneous taxes, which had been provided by the ‘house and approved y the finance committee, were ac- cepted without debate and although still bject to amendment no con- tests inst these are in prospect. Provisions which must now be de- cided, and which constitute some of the vital terms of the bill, inciude reduction of the surtax rates from a@ maximum of 40 per cent to 20 per cent, repeal of the inheritance tax and publicity of tax returns, and an inerease in the corporation tax from 12 1-2 per cent to 13 1-2 per cent to offset the repeal of the capital stock tax, approved yesterd: Glass Attacks Methods Resuming his attack on “oppres- sive methods” employed by the treasury, Senator Glass, Democrat, Virginia, a former secretary of the treasury, declared treasury employes had “no comprehension of their pro- perrelations to the fasparers.© His remarks were not made in a partisan spirit he added, for “some of those sullty of oppression are Democrats. e: | Mr. George in one of his lectures he had analyzed women and cata- logued them and that he had 65 tinct species tucked away, from wh: ' ' Lake Michigan since Wednesday af- ternoon, Additional stores of food and fuel, dropped from airplanes on the ice around the tugs and taken dn iby. the men, made them comfort- able. ICE FIELD CARRIES TUGS TO THE NORTH ° Muskegon, Mich, Jan. 30—(®)— The fishing tugs Helen N, and In- dian, along with the Grand Trunk car ferries Milwaukee and Grand Haven, drifted with the moving ice field last night and are 15-miles north of Mus- kegon in Lake Michigan this morn-| ing. The ships were being carried to the north at the rate of three * se employes don’t seem to understand,”. he said. “that they are public servants and that it is as much their duty to protect taxpay- ers as it is to collect money.” Case Is Cited He cited a case where he said the treasury-notified a taxpayer he was entitled to a refund of $4,065 “and then tried to get out of paying in- terest on this over-assessment, which money had been illegally collecte Senator McKellar, Democrat, Ten- nessee, introduced amendments aim- ing to rectify some of the complaints made by Senator Glass. They would require some assessment to be levied within uve, vente instead of four and would pr. h to make interesting character. In his analysis he sai the end of a pin and examined them as if they were interesting insects. Those he had analyzed ranged from 17_to 68 yea ‘He characterized women as “the natural law breaking animal man is the actual law making animal.” io Modesty Invol He thought it questionable if Eve donned the figleaf because of mod- esty. It probably was because she thought the leaf pretty, he said. He dismissed the idea that there was mystery about women. Woman’s intelligence, said man-who-knows-all-about-women, miles an hour, The Goodrich steamer Alabama is in_the ice’ south of this port. None of hi is believed to ‘bein 2 ‘The! 1 reat danger. . with the five members of the crew aboard are hel have sufficient food and fuel for a tly in St. Pasl] the ’ by Da. agp na SEGA ROE mamiaery Poveclls woo last lipped. on the walk wear the ie” fe i nounced to, among women’ of London under in- comm it levying of arbitrary assesaments before investigation. WOMEN OF LONDON - AGAIN PUFF FAGS London—After a brief temporary decline, smoking has increased again & a little in Jove, and if not they are apt to be ancom- fortable,' and love bei: @ . noisy thing, it obstructs scientific obser tion. If love is blind, it: certainly not dumb.” 5 9 ERSTE CHOSE CONVENTION DELEGATES Garrison.—F. A. Vogel, J, A. Erick- won, and A. A, Peck were elected ax delegates to the state convention of the Nonpartisan league from McLean, gounty at a meeting held here Wed- PAVE T STREETS | nesda; evening. The legistative tick- abla oti teal | Rak ne eae ie b D 5 r On The pr has been Seka tM a ‘ vibeatasivens County iesion for some time, . - were also nominated, fluence aking parties given by papulen hee ase. for the ‘more intimate parties smoking ‘eoats are worn, usually of vet slightly longer than 4 man’s joking jacket, fastened with frogs and sleeveless. ‘ ‘ { ROBBERS ARE yesterday. | The near and sub-zero temperature} Will Be Sentenced Tuesday— that damned Niagara Falls with i : | stalled railroad and city traffic Jury Disregards Pleas throughout the northeastern states, * and caused fires and deaths from of Insanity ed by pneumonia ; in New York in 1922 declared that} | Cabaret Entertainer he put women on! TRIBUNE LITTLE HOPE ~ IN SIGHT FOR PI old di fore [cite tor {tion which the mine It see. In Pennsylyania, New Engiand, . L k rob-!'The miners declare they are unal- and northern New York, sub-zero Hoptault of their conviction terably opposed to arbitration and temperatures were recorded, although we ae ‘ e insistent that plea of new court tion three hours nent INVIT ATION T0 Volstead Law Called Potential the ran, T the of prol tak of inv Sta the the the eee of Arbitration Para- vious conferences, little hope for|turne ettlement was it is known that ne eration ecretary that the United States accepts the invitation to ‘send representatives to ‘ternational disarmament conference. Hugh Gibson. delegation, League officials said toda: would be months to await the entrance of Ger- many into the dei ment of the Ru although no decision thas yet been Poland has been Mded to the list Acceptance of the league invitation follows tion providing $50,000 to pay the ex-| Pp! penses of the American delegation to San ‘Diego, Cai Mrs. Tessie Pena, 22-year-old border cabaret entertainer, has confessed to her 81-y wants to The body of Mrs. Cole, stabbed and slashed in 18 places, was found in her home Thursday. id it, Mrs. Pena. picture looked like @ bad woma: imprisonment, but 4 want to go to * Residence Damaged — by Smoke and Water ‘Considera age ere: at 210 Sixth street, oceu Ritchey, at 3:15 yeste ‘The fire department was called and extinguished and chemicals. Austin, Minn—Three grade re ite were senened from. rning ffici ‘Geda r Willis Peterson, 0! eal pried eerie ‘PRICE FIVE CENTS MOTHER AND ONE CHILD IN A HOSPITAL Police to Perform Autopsies and Analyze Food to Find Cause of Deaths WILL ‘QUESTION. WOMAN Theory of Poison in Food Dis- counted When Others Who Ate Unaffected Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 30—@— Police today depended on autopsies, analy able statements by Mr: to clear the mys- ‘h of her husband and four of their six childri Arthur Fulvi, 33, a machinist, and his children, James, 14; Rudy, 10; Mary, 8, and Dorothy, 6, were found dead in their home yesterday. ‘They probably had been dead 12 hours or more, Two Seriously I Fulvi and her 83-year-old baby aken to a hospital in serious on. nding investigation, Police Lieu- tenant Harley H. Moffitt reported the case officially as “sudden death from poison, probably administered with criminal intent.” Detectives said ning might be the result of a family quarrel. Food and liquor found in the home were turned over to city chemists for analysis, One Child Unaffected After advancing and discounting numerous theories, including murder, suicide and accidental death by as- phyxia: the authorities awaited the recover: Fulvi sufficient- ly to question her. \A theory that the hiladelphia, 30.—-()-—Two | family were the victims of food and coul strike settlement plans ed up in new clothes e the joint confere mi h Mr: we: con P [the p STRIKE’S END mount and Neither Side Will Recede Jan, nner party. in the Fulvi home Phursday night was discounted when on revealed that) another h , 13, and eight gucsts suf- i 8 ach fered no ill effects from the food and n voted down at) dri After the meal Victor re- to the home of his grand- ly a8 | mother with whom he lived. ide is ready] Only those who slept in the Fulvi | recede on the question of arbitra- | home were affected. SUPPORT LAW ‘SAYS ALLEN must have an arbitra- angement to assure perma- ce in the industry. .§, ACCEPTS Failure by Former Kan- sas Governor ARMS PARLEY Boston, Jan, 30.—The Volstead law was described as “a potential fail- ure” by former Governor Henry J. Allen of Kansas, in an address be- fore the Kansas Society of Massachu- setts last night. He warned against ‘a complete collapse of the law should congress pass under Democratic con- of State Kellogg Notifies League That U.S. Will Attend Geneva, Jan, 30.-(P)--The League] trol. Such control, he said, would of Nations was officially notified to- ranks ety body fa ee is ae liday bp State Kellogg |, Mr. Allen said the country’s atti- fay BY of State Kelloge| tude on the liquor question was un- certain and the prohibition law could be worked out? successfully if sup- ported by publie opin Hoover Advocates Waterways System to Help Farmers Washington, Jan. 30.—(#)— Secre- tary Hoover, appearing before the house rivers and harbors committec today, advocated a comprehensive system of inland waterways develop- ment as an aid to agriculture. He outlined a system which would include 3,000 miles of main water- way lines and 6,000 miles of lateral lines, with the great lakes as the most important link. The Mississi he said, needed deepening in 3 to assure @ connecting th it between the: lakes The present state of the proposed system he described as similar to a great railroad system with occ nal stretches of narrow Geneva meeting which is to ar- ge for the convocation of an ine he acceptance was transmitted to league by the American minister, No mention was made the personnel of the American it was bable the disarmament meeting postponed two or three je and the settle- wiss negotiations, en. those accepting the disarmament ‘itation. adoption by the United tes senate yesterday of a resolu- disarmament meeting. Admits Killing Her Aged Benefactress uge track. Pointing to specific tstances where water transporation would be of benefit, Mr. Hoover said perfec- tion of water transportation would not change railroad prospects, but would build up industries and pro- mote a better distribution of the population, “Agriculture,” he said, “has lag- ged behind, It has not recovered from the dislocation resulting from the war. Water development un- doubtedly will help,” Losing Crops and Property Held to Be Punishment Enough When a man, 6 to: held lial tor me Jan. 30.—A)— murder of Mrs, Frances L. Cole. old ‘benefactress, and ie in the electric chair. Yes, I did it,” the police quoted “she said my mother’s uppose they'll try to give me life chgir.” erable smoke and water dem- the result of a fire discov- din the basement of the residence ied by Frank afternoon. the laze with water